Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos Prediction, 5/18/2024 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Kia Tigers vs NC Dinos

Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024

Location: Changwon NC Park in Changwon, South Korea

TV: TVING

Min Woo Park and the NC Dinos (24-17, 2nd in KBO) host the Kia Tigers (26-16, 1st in KBO) at Changwon NC Park on Saturday, May 18, 2024.

Kia has a slugging percentage of .453 and have been called out on strikes 272 times, while drawing a walk on 164 occasions. They have tallied 231 runs batted in in addition to 442 hits for the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .296. The Tigers have tallied 79 doubles as a team and have hit 49 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 243 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .371. As a unit, the Kia Tigers are putting up 5.8 runs per contest, which puts them at 2nd in the league.

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Do Yeong Kim is a hitter who should be able to impact this game for Kia. In his pro baseball career, Kim has hit 21 balls out of the park while driving in 93 runs. His career slugging percentage is .455 and he has racked up 334 bases. Over the course of his time in the league, he stepped up to bat 824 times and has delivered with a base knock 213 times. He has fanned 160 times and has gotten a free base on 70 occasions, contributing to a .354 on-base %. Kim is sitting with a batting avereage of .290 in his time in baseball, in addition to 147 scored runs and an OPS of .809.

The Kia Tigers have a total of 1,130 putouts thus far, as well as 419 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .970 which puts them in 10th in KBO and they have turned 36 double plays. The Tigers have swiped 38 bags and have been gunned down 10 times, which means their caught stealing percentage sits at 20.8%.

The Tigers have an earned run average of 3.90 on the year (2nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 330 batters. Kia has allowed 380 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and also 163 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.93 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.46. Tigers pitchers have given up 34 long balls and also 205 runs (8th in KBO).

The Dinos hold a slugging percentage of .416 and they average 5.83 runs per game (1st in KBO). They have 76 two-baggers, while walking 180 times as well as scoring 245 runs. NC has accounted for 39 home runs on the campaign and 237 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 377 occasions (1st in the league) and have recorded 411 base knocks. The NC Dinos are sitting with an OBP of .373 and a team batting average of .279 on the campaign.

Min Woo Park is a hitter you are going to want to keep your eye on for NC. For the 4,311 official at-bats in his pro career, Park has hit .319 with 1,375 base hits. He has hit it out of the park 32 times, as well as 1,801 total bases and also a .418 slugging percentage. Park has drawn a free base 466 times while fanning on 625 tries. He has accrued 803 runs and racked up 451 runs batted in. His OBP sits at .395 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .813.

The NC Dinos have turned 28 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .981 (3rd in Korean baseball). The Dinos have accrued 381 assists, 29 errors and are sitting with 1,135 putouts for the season. Out of their 43 attempts at getting a steal, they have had success 29 times and been caught 14 times (32.6% caught stealing rate).

The NC pitching staff have surrendered 181 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.71 (156 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 34 home runs and they surrender 4.31 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The Dinos are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.330 and have a FIP of 4.31 as a team on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.40 (327 strikeouts vs 136 walks). They rank 10th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 367.

Who will win tonight's KBO game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take NC

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